, while later as a fed ##erated dominion , and then an independent nation , australia fought in the first world war and second world war , as well as in the wars in korea , malaya , borneo and vietnam during the cold war . in the post @ - @ vietnam era australian forces have been involved in numerous international peacekeeping missions , through the united nations and other agencies , including in the sinai , persian gulf , rwanda , somalia , east timor and the solomon islands , while more recently they have also fought as part of multi @ - @ lateral forces in iraq and afghanistan . in total , nearly 103 @ , @ 000 australians died during the course of
, while later as a federated dominion, and then an independent nation, australia fought in the first world war and second world war, as well as in the wars in korea, malaya, borneo and vietnam during the cold war. in the post @ - @ vietnam era australian forces have been involved in numerous international peacekeeping missions, through the united nations and other agencies, including in the sinai, persian gulf, rwanda, somalia, east timor and the solomon islands, while more recently they have also fought as part of multi @ - @ lateral forces in iraq and afghanistan. in total, nearly 103 @, @ 000 australians died during the course of